![]() Omori began working on solo material in early 2014 which has now fully materialized as New Misery, a collection of 11 songs building upon his own musical past while reaching towards the future of what guitar rock could be. “Remember the scene in Eddie’s Million Dollar Cook-Off where Eddie pretty much combines his entire kitchen in a blender and ends up with a purple sauce that’s somehow delicious? “Sour Silk” is the combination of sounds you weren’t sure could be mixed, blended into a song that sounds both effortless and endlessly faceted (see premiere Tuesday, February 2nd).” And as soon as you think you’ve pegged his song as smooth and almost psychedelic, Omori adds crunchier, rock-inspired guitar tones plus a goddamn trumpet. Omori constantly adds and subtracts sounds, maintaining his hook without allowing it to go stale. Throughout the entire song, a number of ever-varying guitar parts pan across the plain of his composition, each with its own unique but cohesive sound. Stereogum had this to say of the track, “Though Omori’s vocals prevail in the forefront of this single, perhaps its most impressive aspect is a backdrop where every component is defined yet bleeds into each other seamlessly. “ Sour Silk” is the newest standout track from New Misery, Cullen Omori’s forthcoming Sub Pop debut coming out on March 18th. A Friend in Need is a Friend You Don’t NeedĬullen Omori shares “Sour Silk” a new track from ‘New Misery’ (out March 18) Neither Melvins nor godheadSilo fans will be disappointed, nor will detractors of either to paraphrase Mike, if you don’t like it, it probably wasn’t meant for you (read more at Sub Pop).ĩ. song to cough-syrup blues to deconstructed black metal. It has everything from hefty noise-rock churn to a Public Image Ltd. So, about the record: It’s real good! Mike’s signature bass crunch and vocals are all over it, and the Melvins are in fine form. Whatever the reasons, the incomplete recording languished on a shelf from 1999 until 2015, when, much to everyone’s surprise, the involved parties reconvened, finished the damn thing, and delivered it post-haste to Sub Pop International Headquarters, where it was promptly scheduled for the coveted April 1st, 2016 release date. Some other stuff, probably, or maybe not.A house was built, a barn was raised, children were born.Apparently, one or more of the following happened: Sub Pop, ever on the hunt for music’s Next Big Thing, enthusiastically agreed to fund and release the super-group’s debut, and recording commenced sometime in 1999. Somewhere along the way, Mike and the Melvins – King Buzzo (guitar/bass/vocals), Dale Crover (drums/vocals), and Kevin Rutmanis (bass/vocals), at the time – decided to make a record together, and gave the project the imaginative moniker Mike and the Melvins. These are the facts we can be sure of: in 1998, around the time his band godheadSilo went on hiatus, bassist/vocalist Mike Kunka busied himself by tagging along on a tour with his friends the Melvins. It was supposed to come out sixteen years ago. Three Men and a Baby is the new album by Mike and the Melvins. LP preorders through will receive the limited Loser edition, housed in a custom dust sleeve and on white vinyl (while supplies last), AND there’s a new T-shirt available for your bundling pleasure. Three Men and a Baby is now available for preorder through the Sub Pop Mega Mart, Google Play, iTunes, Amazon, and Bandcamp. ![]() The 12-song album features the highlights “ Chicken ‘n’ Dump” and “ Limited Teeth.” Most of Three Men and a Baby was recorded in 1999 at Louder Studios by Tim Green (The Fucking Champs), and it was finished in 2015 at Sound of Sirens by Toshi Kasai. The group will release Three Men and a Baby on CD/LP/DL/CASS on Apworldwide through Sub Pop. Mike and The Melvins is a collaboration between Mike Kunka (godheadSilo, Enemymine) and the Melvins. Mike and The Melvins have shared “ Limited Teeth,” a new track from Three Men and a Baby, their long awaited, forthcoming album.ĭangerous Minds had this to say of the track: “Completely badass…If you’re in for this sort of thing (and since you’re still reading, I think it’s fair to assume that skillet-meets-face sludge rock is more or less your zone), the album was worth the wait (see premiere February 25th)”
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